Nonprofit · EIN 59-1308004
THE PERRY INSTITUTE FOR MARINE SCIENCE INC
Tax-exempt · WAITSFIELD, VT 05673
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,540,520 | $3,499,586 | $40,934 | $1,691,672 | $1,195,158 | $496,514 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,744,471 | $2,767,947 | -$23,476 | $2,038,721 | $1,616,063 | $422,658 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,371,986
- Program service revenue
- $168,534
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $127,021
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $175,779
- Other salaries and wages
- $198,560
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $449,062
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $79,380
- Occupancy
- $39,614
- Travel
- $241,507
- Depreciation
- $44,403
- Program services (functional)
- $3,061,869
- Management and general (functional)
- $392,116
- Fundraising (functional)
- $45,601
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,038,721
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,691,672
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,195,158
- Net assets, end of year
- $496,514
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $64,839
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $496,514
- Gross receipts
- $3,540,520
- Employees
- 7
- Year formed
- 1971
- State of legal domicile
- FL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRAIG DAHLGREN | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $175,779 |
| LYNN GAPE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| MARK GROSBY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| DAVID KNIGHT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| DR JOHN MARR | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| LIVINGSTON MARSHALL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| ROGER MCMANUS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAIG DAHLGREN | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $164,216 | $20,889 |
| LYNN GAPE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK GROSBY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID KNIGHT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JOHN MARR | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| LIVINGSTON MARSHALL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER MCMANUS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5356 MAIN STREET SUITE 1, WAITSFIELD, VT 05673-0000
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CRAIG DAHLGREN, PO BOX 435, WAITSFIELD, VT 05673
- Signed the 990
- CRAIG DAHLGREN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (802) 989-0456
- Website
- WWW.PERRYINSTITUTE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- OSTERMAN SANCIBRIAN & BURKE PC
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO CONDUCT AND SUPPORT INNOVATIVE RESEARCH, CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION THAT RESULTS IN EFFECTIVE STEWARDSHIP OF OUR OCEANS.
Program accomplishments
- CORAL RESTORATION: THE PROGRAM IS AIMED AT RESTORING POPULATIONS OF CRITICALLY ENDANGERED CORAL SPECIES IN THE WIDER CARRIBEAN REGION AND CONDUCTING RESEARCH TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE OF CORAL RESTORATION. THE INSTITUTE IS ASSESSING CORAL REEF HEALTH THROUGHOUT THE BAHAMAS TO IDENTIFY KEY THREATS TO CORAL REEF HEALTH AND TO PROVIDE SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT FOR THE PLANNING, MANAGEMENT AND EVALUATION OF THE EFFICACY OF MARINE PROTECTED AREAS. THIS PROGRAM ALSO AIMS TO BUILD CAPACITY FOR CONDUCTING CORAL REEF HEALTH ASSESSMENTS BY HOSTING TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATING THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH VARIOUS MEDIA.Expenses $2,194,381 · grants $45,000 · revenue $2,285,864
- IMPROVED FISHERIES MANAGEMENT: THE INSTITUTE IS CONDUCTING RESEARCH AIMED AT IMPROVING THE MANAGEMENT OF BOTH TRADITIONAL BAHAMIAN FISHERIES (NASSAU GROUPER, QUEEN CONCH) AND EMERGING FISHERIES SUCH AS PARROTFISH, AND BIOPROSPECTING FOR NATURAL PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM SPONGES, SEA FANS AND OTHER ORGANISMS. THIS RESEARCH IS AIMED AT PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE HARVESTS THAT PRESERVE THE VIABILITY OF HARVESTED STOCKS AND PROMOTE ECOSYSTEM HEALTH. WE ARE ALSO ENGAGING LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO PROMOTE COMPLAINCE WITH FISHERIES REGULATIONS AND OTHER BEST PRACTICES TO MINIMIZE IMPACTS OF FISHING TO ECOSYSTEMS.Expenses $212,931 · revenue $241,275
- MANGROVE RESTORATION: MANGROVE RESTORATION INVOLVES REHABILITATING AND REESTABLISHING DEGRADED OR DESTROYED ECOSYSTEMS. OUR APPROACH INCLUDES A RANGE OF TECHNIQUES TAILORED TO SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS WITHIN MANGROVE ECOSYSTEMS E.G. PLANTING AND PROPAGULE DISPERSAL, HYDROLOGICAL (BLOCKED CREEK) RESTORATION, AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE.Expenses $629,557 · grants $82,021 · revenue $988,381
- COMMUNITY CONSERVATION EDUCATION AND ACTION PROGRAM PROVIDES, EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS THAT COMPLIMENT THE INSTITUTES RESEARCH PROGRAMS. THIS PROGRAM IS AIMED AT DEVELOPING CONSERVATION LEADERS AND PROMOTING CONSERVATION ACTIONS THROUGH TARGETED COMMUNICATIONS, TRAINING PROGRAMS TO BUILD CONSERVATION CAPACITY IN THE BAHAMAS, AND WORKING DIRECTLY WITH STAKEHOLDERS LIKE FISHERS AND DIVERS TO PROMOTE POSITIVE PRACTICES THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY MARINE ECOSYSTEMS.Expenses $25,000 · revenue $25,000
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 59-1308004
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1971
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,691,672
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,540,520
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,540,520 | $3,499,586 | $1,691,672 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,744,471 | $2,767,947 | $2,038,721 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,329,840 | $1,690,460 | $1,820,070 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 59-1308004).
Questions about THE PERRY INSTITUTE FOR MARINE SCIENCE INC
- What is the EIN of THE PERRY INSTITUTE FOR MARINE SCIENCE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE PERRY INSTITUTE FOR MARINE SCIENCE INC is 59-1308004.
- Is THE PERRY INSTITUTE FOR MARINE SCIENCE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1971.
- Are donations to THE PERRY INSTITUTE FOR MARINE SCIENCE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE PERRY INSTITUTE FOR MARINE SCIENCE INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of THE PERRY INSTITUTE FOR MARINE SCIENCE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE PERRY INSTITUTE FOR MARINE SCIENCE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of THE PERRY INSTITUTE FOR MARINE SCIENCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CRAIG DAHLGREN.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE PERRY INSTITUTE FOR MARINE SCIENCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 7 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $175,779 (CRAIG DAHLGREN, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does THE PERRY INSTITUTE FOR MARINE SCIENCE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,540,520, expenses of $3,499,586 and total assets of $1,691,672 at year end.
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